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A place to talk about government closer to your homeSat, 28 Feb 2015 19:50:38 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3By: reneehttp://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/11239/legislature-on-albany-county-nursing-home-we-still-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-63863
Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:47:03 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=11239#comment-63863albany county nusring home wouldnt be to bad if they kept it up to par had newer machines (hoyers,bed, more laundry) and keep rhe residents fron getting ither residents sick.. they have espetos in the ciels which are open which is a safety is for staff and residents. residents on isolation out with the rest of the rest of the residents and staff.. i love working there other than those problems it could be a great facility.. they have wonderful staff who love the residents but need more to have the help they need..
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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:52:26 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=11239#comment-55525Even if you passionately believe that the County should build and run a new nursing home facility you don’t vote yes until you see a plan brings the annual loss to a sum that is significantly less. In other words signing us up for a $26 million annual loss, no matter the cause, is irresponsible and down right appalling.

How much of and estimated loss would have been too much? A $26 million annual loss is so high that you get the sense that even if the home was estimated to lose $50 or $75 million these folks would have still voted yes.

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Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:04:45 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=11239#comment-55320Albany 321 is all talk but no action … Is Albany 321 your real birth name … what are you hiding from … If McCoy wants a little respect .. He can get lots of it by quiting now, with him at the county helm we tax payers are in for a rough 4 years … Incompetence is the by word .. Who will he blame when the Republicans own the county again . Not only that he will drag down every elected offical that backed him in the beggining . They may even take back Colonie the comtrollers job because of McCoy .The Dem voters are fickle when it comes to costing them money and bad publicity they want a champion not a nobody like mcCoy… It is people like Craig Apple that makes us Dems feel good .. Danny could never come near his caliber ..
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Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:01:34 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=11239#comment-55282321, What I want is not important, agreed. When exactly do WE the majority get to say what we want? In an unchalleged race, when does the majority get to say what they want. Mob rulers like you dont understand how things work.

We elect people to perform duties outlined by their charter. Meaning, if the majority elects someone then he/she now run things. And if the person rigs the election so that the legislature is always agreeing with him/her then I guess majority rules right?

Does the majority of us know what is going on with the nursing home? nope. So we have to rely on our officials to do the right thing. Sorry, thats how it works.

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Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:35:12 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=11239#comment-55060This is not about nursing homes , its about bashing people. All you do here is bash bash and more bash …show your face and run for office you are all so qualified, you all know so much. Run and fix all the problems. Don’t hide behind a blog name …show your face.
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Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:31:20 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=11239#comment-55059@ Comment by AlbanyCommonSense — March 15th, 2012 @ 10:15 am well what you want does not matter …its what the majority of people want that counts. No sure you are part of that majority ..
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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:31:48 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=11239#comment-55022You are right on the mark, aloberto. McCoy is a one-termer. He may not make it that far. If the FBI got off its duffs and began looking into certain projects involving a certain construction company, things around here could get very interesting.
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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:02:43 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=11239#comment-55018#19. 1st sentence not true. We do need nursing home.
Where is the common sense..
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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:28:24 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=11239#comment-55004Someone asked for solutions, here is one to be debated. I would also like to add that I am not for high taxes or raising taxes.
However, since the Leg. already passed the hotel room rate tax to fund the convention center, why didnt they have that same rate of tax placed on those rooms for the nursing home renovations or new a facilty? We already have this problem in existence with the nursing home. Sure seems like a way to pay for this project and cover the yearly cost to operate the facilty.
Any thoughts?
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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:20:33 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=11239#comment-55003Just to put things into perspective a bit:
$71,000,000 to build a new facilty housing 200 beds = $355,000/bed. How much does your house cost? you can get thousands of sq ft of upscale living in a quiet neighborhood around here in Albany County for that price. The Leg. wants to spend $355,000 for 1 bed!!!

Now is that acceptable? I am a real estate developer and wonder exactly how they came up with these numbers.
Not knowing the sqaure foot of each room or the total square footage of the facility, these numbers seem to be an exorbinant amount of money per bed!